Relative pronouns

Front

Combine: The student is from the USA. He sits next to me.

Back

The student who sits next to me is from the USA.

Front

The professor is excellent. I’m taking his course.

Back

The professor whose course I’m taking is excellent.

Front

I had come to see Mr. Smith. He said he was too busy to speak to me.

Back

Mr. Smith whom I had come to see said he was too busy to speak to me.

Front

That man is my father. I respect his opinions most.

Back

That man whose opinions I respect most is my father.

Front

I saw a lot of people and horses. They went to the market.

Back

I saw a lot of people and horses that went to the market.

Front

I recently went back to Paris. It is still as beautiful as a pearl.

Back

I recently went back to Paris, which is still as beautiful as a pearl.

Front

Do you know the music? It is being played on the radio.

Back

Do you know the music which is being played on the radio?

Front

That man is an artist. I don’t remember his name.

Back

That man, whose name I don’t remember, is an artist.

Front

We saw an elephant at the zoo with one tusk.

Back

One of the elephants which we saw at the zoo had only one tusk.

Front

You met my father this morning. He swims daily.

Back

My father, whom you met this morning, goes swimming every day.